"Mystic" Name of Long-Time Movie House Gave Way to Royal In 1918
R. L. Heminger Historical Highlights
More ownership changes were to come in the operation of the Mystic motion picture theater in Findlay in the years succeeding the Stanley Lawrence regime, which started in 1911 and continued until the summer of 1915.
It was Findlay’s first movie house, its operation dating back to 1907.
The C. F. Jackson Company, owner of the Mystic building at 510…
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Royal Theater
Royal Theater (1930-1973) | New Royal (1918-1930) | Mystic (1907-1918) 📍510 South Main St | Findlay, Ohio
Royal Theater Bows to a Majestic End
By MARK D. MARQUETTE | Staff Writer
Nothing lasts forever is the old cliche, but – lasting in the memories of many Findlay residents are their experiences at the longest running movie house in the city, the Royal Theater.
Final demolition of the…
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Davis Opera House
Davis Opera House is an important Landmark
1875-1916 | Davis Opera House | 212-214 South Main St.
The Davis opera house, one of our landmarks
In the remodeling and rebuilding of what has so long been known as the Davis Opera House, situated on the west side of South Main Street there passes one of the oldest places dedicated to historic art in northwestern Ohio.
The old Playhouse was…
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Keystone Cops Keestone Kops
Summer of 1960 — varied appearances in the 1980s
500 Yates Garage 📍Findlay, Ohio
KEESTONE KOPS FINDLAY
FINDLAY POLICEMEN have staged wild chases in ten different communities during the past 10 months and have received only laughs for their efforts.
During off-duty hours they’ve travelled nearly 1,000 miles. One trip took them into the neighboring state of Michigan.
But nowhere have…
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PORTER’S MUSIC
1932-1980 | PORTER’S MUSIC STORE | 530 SOUTH MAIN ST 📍FINDLAY
Phil McClurkin, Porter Music Company
Phil McClurkin, owner of Porter Music Co., Inc., 530 S. Main St., brings a background of professional and practical experience to his customers.
McClurkin, a graduate of the University of Missouri, served as a district sales manager for Kimball Piano and Organ Co. for ten years and as a…
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Majestic Findlay
MAJESTIC FINDLAY: cinemas, drive-in, theaters, stages, mask makers, vaudevilles and opera houses of Findlay, Ohio
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Interview with Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce
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HARRIS THEATER CLOSES | Formerly the Majestic
1927-1973 | Harris Theater | 602-606 S Main St 📍Findlay, Ohio
1906-1927 | Majestic Theater | 602-606 S Main St 📍 Findlay, Ohio
DEMOLITION PLANNED
By DAVE DUDLEY | Staff Writer
Progress. You can ignore it and look the other way, pretending that some things will never change. Or you can learn to live with it, accepting eventual obsolescence as inescapable.
The Majestic Theater, better known as…
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1933-1965 | UHLMAN’S Department Store | 📍307-309 South Main St
Uhlmans Purchase Business In Tiffin Changes Also Made In Findlay Stores
A business change affecting both Findlay and Tiffin has been consummated by Fred W. Uhlman and Fred W. Uhlman, Jr. of Fred W. Uhlman and company.
The two men yesterday announced the purchase of the Clevenger ready-to wear store in Tiffin, a landmark for many years in that city.
Mrs. Laura Burke, manager of the Bess Shreve…
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My weekend in Yosemite
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Broadway Sandwich 🥪 Shop
233 Broadway [24 hours | except Sundays]
*hours have varied by owner*
Open 24 hours, except Sunday, the Broadway Sandwich Shop was “wildly popular” [READ: always crowded, but small]. Situated at 233 Broadway, it was at the back of the Mecca. The Courier covered a GRAND OPENING August 27, 1955, notice that’s “a” not “the” as the establishment had many owners, and, thus, multiple grand openings.…
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